Short Fuse

[sam63]

Ok, here goes nothing....I call it "Short Fuse"
SS welded tuber built by me , started on the 18th ha! 3/16 and 1/8 tubing, all tabs are mild steel
Aluminum body panels
13.75" wb, 11.25" wide
Axles are VP wraith alum housings OD/UD gears, VP chubs and knuckles
Front end has sds super 300 hds and alum locker
Rear has VP wraith shafts and GCM locker
Servos are 7980s front and rear
Traxxas bigbore shocks
Ti and alum links with revo ends
Drivelines are custom length MIPs
T-case is a GCM
Tranny is axial with metal gears and Ci lightweight output
Pro4 3300 on 3s and 4s depending
Savox 1256 servo winch controlled by a sidewinder micro for multiple speeds
MMP decased and waterproofed
VP slw wheels, CI 6.0dd foams and carved up pitbull 2s
I drove this for the first time last Saturday and it is amazingly capable, just need a bit more practice with it. This buggy is similar to the 1:1, 4 seater I have had planned in my mind since starting a family.



Here are some pics from today at Lucia Falls in Washington. I have a bunch of build pics but they are not loading right now for some reason. I will throw them in here another time I guess. Thanks for looking.

[chris_snchez]

Very unique vehicle! It also looks and probably is nuke proof.

[87yota]

the tires work perfect for this style rig...looks really stable,too!

[JokersWild]

Looks good...... And I thought I got my c3 rig low! Lol. You bringing to wa vs or? How tall are you from bottom of skid to top of cage?

[sam63]

Originally Posted by JokersWild

Looks good...... And I thought I got my c3 rig low! Lol. You bringing to wa vs or? How tall are you from bottom of skid to top of cage?

Thanks for noticing, ha. It is exactly 5.25". With a 5.75" tire it fits the rules, barely

This will be my class 3 rig and TTC. Cant wait!

[justinart24]

That "thing" is nuts! Very cool!

Can't wait to see it run in the TTC!
Your 2013 "Northwest Scale Championship" TTC Competitors...

[Grizzly4x4]

What are the guys wearing for hats?

Love the purple/silver combo and the wheels are beautiful. The whole package looks great with the Pit Bulls. Great work on the welds too.
Mounting those servos so low on the axles really reduces how much you notice them; very nice.

Looks very capable and unique for sure Sam.

[JokersWild]

Originally Posted by sam63

Thanks for noticing, ha. It is exactly 5.25". With a 5.75" tire it fits the rules, barely

This will be my class 3 rig and TTC. Cant wait!

Sounds like mine for width and boatsides...... Within a 1/16 th Lmfao. I like it..... Looks funky but surely will perform over most. I went more "scale" using cms on front..... Debated on axle mounting both on top of long toobs like yours and doing toob chassis to be barely legal (sporty on toob chassis) but didn't want to be pushed into being the dev of the group! Haha. Looks like a great competitor that's for sure....

So yea what's up with the Russian hats? Lol are we getting functional items for these or realistic items?

[sam63]

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

What are the guys wearing for hats?

Love the purple/silver combo and the wheels are beautiful. The whole package looks great with the Pit Bulls. Great work on the welds too.
Mounting those servos so low on the axles really reduces how much you notice them; very nice.

Looks very capable and unique for sure Sam.

Thanks Griz! I never really look at other rigs when building my own and just see where they go. At first I was like, damn this is funky! But it has grown on me and is different for sure.

The hats are some rubber axial caps or something that I got from another member selling a lot of plastic axial stuff. I have no idea what they are for, one is smaller than the other. BJ has a bigger head than Matt so it worked, .
It was late one night and got a little crazy with the krazy glue. Not sniffing it of course.....

[sam63]

So yea what's up with the Russian hats? Lol are we getting functional items for these or realistic items?[/QUOTE]

Functional of course

[JokersWild]

Originally Posted by sam63

So yea what's up with the Russian hats? Lol are we getting functional items for these or realistic items?

Functional of course[/QUOTE]


And this is what happens when I lay off pushing the rules...... Only in the pnw!

[sam63]

Joking on the points for hats, no points for silly things like that, at least for me. Some other out there might, I really don't care.

Here are some pics from early on, reverse build thread so to speak. I built this in about 10 days so didn't really have much time to do a proper thread.

Drivetrain

Chassis start, fixture worked great.

Shots of the lay out, motor up front and low as possible. Actually had to clearance the diff a bit and dinky trusses got slimmed way down.



And boom, a chassis is born!


Some panels.


We are wheelin!

[Fingonunny]

To say it's "capable" is an understatement...more like "unstoppable". Anyone who was there this weekend will agree, I'm sure. Great job as always Sam!

[Grizzly4x4]

Love how clean the chassis looks.

What's it weigh with all that beef?

[Fingonunny]

It feels super light....I think he said around 7 lbs....?

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by Fingonunny

It feels super light....I think he said around 7 lbs....?

Wow! I'd never have guessed that.

[Highmark]

Damn ... just damn!

That transmission mount in ingenious too. I can't believe you built it in not so many days - it's a work of art.

Kick Corey next time you see him for me.

[sam63]

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Love how clean the chassis looks.

What's it weigh with all that beef?

Thanks man, it hasn't shown any signs of rusting yet either which is cool. I think its just over 7 lbs 1oz with my carved up pitbulls on slws. It didn't handle nearly as well with the heavier tss wheels as in the pics, which is too bad because I love those wheels. My plan after ttc was to go back to plastic axles but think I will leave it, the ring and pinions will hold up better in the long run I think.

[sam63]

Originally Posted by Highmark

Damn ... just damn!

That transmission mount in ingenious too. I can't believe you built it in not so many days - it's a work of art.

Kick Corey next time you see him for me.

Where would you like that kick placed exactly? lol. The tranny plate was easier than mounting it to the bottom like you normally do, I was able to round off the bottom of the tranny for better clearance too. It does make it a bit funky changing the motor out though. Im pretty much sold on the t-case thing, worked so good in the bug thought it would in this too. Next to rebuild my class 2 into something I really like

Ill tell Corey you said hi

[joeyf]

this looks very cool.

wish I could have made it out to the comp to see it.